weird graphics card problem

[StealthG]

I was playing League of legends and the game graphics starting bugging then the screen became a stripped grey pattern and i could hear a buzz through my headset. This had happened a couple of times before and i had to restart my pc(couldnt alt-tab, ctrl-alt-del). But now when after the windows spinning thing loads up my monitor shuts off for a second and then there is a black screen that i cant do anything to fix. I think the computer is crashed cause pressing caps lock doesnt light up the led. My computer works normally on safe mode and after removing my graphics card it works normally with the on-board graphics as well. I have run a couple of antivirus and tried reinstalling the drivers but it didnt work. 

Sorry for the long story

thnx

[vanished]

How long did you wait at the black screen?  Try at least 5 minutes to be sure.

 

Also, specs?

[8-Bit Ninja]

sounds like a faulty graphics card, is it new and what brand?

[StealthG]

How long did you wait at the black screen?  Try at least 5 minutes to be sure.

 

Also, specs?

 

sounds like a faulty graphics card, is it new and what brand?

CPU: 3570k

MOBO: asrock z77 extreme 4

GPU: msi r9 270x 

Storage: 120gb ocz ssd + 1TB WD black

The graphics card is almost 2 years old 

[vanished]

CPU: 3570k

MOBO: asrock z77 extreme 4

GPU: msi r9 270x 

Storage: 120gb ocz ssd + 1TB WD black

The graphics card is almost 2 years old 

Are you on Windows 10 by any chance?

[StealthG]

Are you on Windows 10 by any chance?

No im on windows 7 64 bit 

[vanished]

No im on windows 7 64 bit 

OK, that probably rules out one thing.  Have you tried testing that card on a different computer?  It does sound like an issue with the card...

[8-Bit Ninja]

I was playing League of legends and the game graphics starting bugging then the screen became a stripped grey pattern and i could hear a buzz through my headset. This had happened a couple of times before and i had to restart my pc(couldnt alt-tab, ctrl-alt-del). But now when after the windows spinning thing loads up my monitor shuts off for a second and then there is a black screen that i cant do anything to fix. I think the computer is crashed cause pressing caps lock doesnt light up the led. My computer works normally on safe mode and after removing my graphics card it works normally with the on-board graphics as well. I have run a couple of antivirus and tried reinstalling the drivers but it didnt work. 

Sorry for the long story

thnx

are your drivers up to date, have you switched the hdmi cable

[Kyzer]

CPU: 3570k

MOBO: asrock z77 extreme 4

GPU: msi r9 270x 

Storage: 120gb ocz ssd + 1TB WD black

The graphics card is almost 2 years old 

I had this before.

It's VRAM overload. Happens when the game tries to use 3GB on a 2GB card.

[8-Bit Ninja]

I was playing League of legends and the game graphics starting bugging then the screen became a stripped grey pattern and i could hear a buzz through my headset. This had happened a couple of times before and i had to restart my pc(couldnt alt-tab, ctrl-alt-del). But now when after the windows spinning thing loads up my monitor shuts off for a second and then there is a black screen that i cant do anything to fix. I think the computer is crashed cause pressing caps lock doesnt light up the led. My computer works normally on safe mode and after removing my graphics card it works normally with the on-board graphics as well. I have run a couple of antivirus and tried reinstalling the drivers but it didnt work. 

Sorry for the long story

thnx

try getting a display port to hdmi cable, and use the display port instead of the hdmi port

[8-Bit Ninja]

I had this before.

It's VRAM overload. Happens when the game tries to use 3GB on a 2GB card.

on league i doubt it

[StealthG]

I had this before.

It's VRAM overload. Happens when the game tries to use 3GB on a 2GB card.

Not sure about that but anyway how do i fix it?

[Kyzer]

Not sure about that but anyway how do i fix it?

Could also be PSU not supplying enough power too.

 

But no, I had this issue before on GTA 5. I went over my GPU vRAM limit and it started doing the stripey-crash-thing. Got a 7950 3GB and it stopped. You should be able to fix it by lowering the graphical settings in the game.

[vanished]

Not sure about that but anyway how do i fix it?

turn down settings like resolution, texture quality and especially msaa

 

But before you go sacrificing anything, I would check if that is actually the issue.  Set up a program like afterburner to log vram usage and next time this happens, check it.  If it's nowhere near the max, that wasn't the issue.

[StealthG]

yeah but the thing is i cant even turn on my computer when the graphics card is installed

[don_svetlio]

I had this before.

It's VRAM overload. Happens when the game tries to use 3GB on a 2GB card.

Nah - that just forced the app to close

[vanished]

yeah but the thing is i cant even turn on my computer when the graphics card is installed

Oh, then vram usage is definitely not the issue.  That is 99.999% likely a hardware issue.

[StealthG]

Oh, then vram usage is definitely not the issue.  That is 99.999% likely a hardware issue.

ok im gonna install my card on different computer and also try different cables. Its late nigth so i will have feedback tomorrow. Thnx for your help.

[Kyzer]

Nah - that just forced the app to close

what? vram overload? or his problem?

VRAM overload causes your drivers to crash and your computer will become unresponsive and the screen with stripe with gray. I know this because I've had this problem.

[don_svetlio]

what? vram overload? or his problem?

VRAM overload causes your drivers to crash and your computer will become unresponsive and the screen with stripe with gray. I know this because I've had this problem.

I overloaded my VRAM - TitanFall simply closed itself. Nothing like what you're describing.

[Kyzer]

I overloaded my VRAM - TitanFall simply closed itself. Nothing like what you're describing.

Then that's a hardware protection measure. Some games have hardcode to shut down when they exceed vRAM

[don_svetlio]

Then that's a hardware protection measure. Some games have hardcode to shut down when they exceed vRAM

I also managed to do it via Witcher 3 - same - just closed itself. No crashing or anything - stuttering yes, but nothing like you're describing.

[StealthG]

So my graphics card worked in another computer and another graphics card worked in my computer. I tried an hdmi cable which didnt work and i tried using the second pci slot which worked once but then it stopped working again. I think it might be a pci slot problem so i will go clean them when i can and try again.

[vanished]

So my graphics card worked in another computer and another graphics card worked in my computer. I tried an hdmi cable which didnt work and i tried using the second pci slot which worked once but then it stopped working again. I think it might be a pci slot problem so i will go clean them when i can and try again.

These are the most frustrating situations because it means that all components in the mix are actually fine, it's just certain combinations that cause issues.  Let us know how the cleaning goes and then we can try something else.  At least this has been narrowed down a lot (I think).

[StealthG]

These are the most frustrating situations because it means that all components in the mix are actually fine, it's just certain combinations that cause issues.  Let us know how the cleaning goes and then we can try something else.  At least this has been narrowed down a lot (I think).

So I reinstalled windows on my computer and the graphics card didnt work at the beginning then i pressed the clr CMOS button on my motherboard ( dont ask why i dont even know what it does) and it seemed to fix it. It worked normally until i installed the drivers and then it started doing the same thing after i restarted my computer.